Coffee or tobacco humidor



June 3, 1930. .1. J. RATTY COFFEE OR TOBACCO HUMIDOR Filed Jan. 5, 1929 Patented June 3, 1930 f Joan :r. RATTY, or nnwdronx nwfiir." 1

COFFEE on momccq' 'i'rijynpo l v Application filed-January 5, 19 29. i v

This invention relates to cans or containers for holding coffee, tobacco or othersproducts which are liable to be affected by moisture or which are liable to loose theiraroma.

The general object of the invention is toprovide a can or container which is particuamount of air or moisture, It is well-known I that coffee loses its aroma very quickly' as' soon as a container is opened, this applying particularly to powdered or 'pulverlzed coffee. So longas the'containeris closed and air does not have access to the interior,

the coffee will keep in good condition but 7 o desiredto discharge the contents of the can, the cup 21', which preferably holds about aa it very quickly deteriorates whenair has ac: cess thereto.

A further object is to provide 1 a device of 7 this character having a measuring cup disposed between a false bottom and the bottom of the container, whicl1,,when-shifted,' will discharge its contents whileat the same, timev closing the discharge aperture ofthecontainer. I I p V 7 Other objects will appear in the course of the following description. j v I My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, ,wherein- Figure myin'vention;

i Figure 1.

Referring to these drawings, 10 designates the body of the can orcontainen. This has the inner septum'orjtop 11' having a central opening provided with a lid 12 :andan outer cover 13 engages the upper end of the body] so that these'two covers, namely;the part ll and the part 13, willpreventj any access of air -to:theinterior-of the container and in a sense insulate its contents. The lower end of thecontainer is provided with a false bottom 14 and below this with the lower'end or bottom 15. There isa discharge opening 165' turns carrying with" it the cup 21' from "its 1 is a vertical sectionalview ofa container. constructed 1n. accordance: with.

opening ifitofthe' Z space between the 'botto ms 14 and 15. ,1

The false bottom 14 is provided with a opening. 17 and disposed below this false bottom and mounted in guides '18 is a.

spindle or stem 19having a knob 20 at its outeriend. This spindle carries upon it the cup 21 which is so formed as to exactly fill] the aperture 17- When this spindle is turned l I I V (and will, of course, be filled with coffee, to-; p bacco or other granular or pulverizedgmato one position the cup will be dependent terial in the can When the knob receiving to its dumping-position.

20 is turned, the spindle In the .useof this device, whenever it'is.) i

table-spoonful, .is rotated from its depend ing to its inverted position which will dise charge the contents on to the bottom 15 and the outwardly extending flanges 22 and this tobacco, coffee or'other products cannot be affected thereby. f i l V Preferably, though'I' do not wish to be limited t 'this, the lid. 12 is rotatable upon 80, I i V closure carries upon it the stirrers or a 'ta-r tors consisting of'the'downwardly exten ing wires; 23 having -outwardly extending branches 24. If by chance, the material should becoineclogged within this container,

it' isonly necessaryto rotatejthis closure 12'. and agitate the contents to break up any adhesions and permit the free material into the cup. Ic1aim:

discharge of the. 9,0

. 1; Acontainerof the character d gf' b'' p ng a body having a false tOpjpro-g vided with an openingand a closurethere= for and atop vextending over the false top, p the container having a false bottom above I the lower end' of thecontainer'and the side of the container below-this false bottom hav- .o

"ing a.,discharge opening, thev false bottomof: the containeralsohaving a discharge 9 I opening, a spindle mounted upon the false bottom and extending across the discharge opening and carrying a measuring cup which fits the opening in the false bottom, the spindlehaving means whereby it may be oscillated to carry the cup from a receiving to a dischargeposition and vice versa.

2; A container of the character described, comprising a body having a false top and a cover, the false top having a centralopening provided with a rotatable closure, means at V the lower end of the body whereby material contained therein may be discharged, and

stirrers carried by the rotatable closure and depending into the interior of the body.

testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. I V r a v .7 JOHN 'J. RATTY. 

